Japan, Singapore Collaborate on Water Research

PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, and Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation have signed an agreement to collaborate on used water treatment research projects.

Both agencies will work on projects to enhance the quality of used water and to produce industrial-grade water.

The tender for the projects has been called and work is expected to start in January 2011.

Singapore has identified water sector as a key engine of economic growth and plans to invest S$330m ($253m) in this area over the next five years.